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LESSON FROM HOME PAGE COOK ON

How to

to make APPLE WINE

can just cover them with cold water and then proceed to make a jelly ns recommended for the apples. But The lemon juice can be left out. Don't be Disappointed

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When and How To Be Frank

TWO

Wo women between whom there jufo more pleasant. Most of us enjoy. had begun to develop a deep making our friends physically com- friendship, suddenly parted and, fortable and happy, so why should on my expressing surprise about the [we not employ this principle to make position to one of them, she vouch them mentally, happy, too? nafed

There are some people, of course, an explanation. "She was morially offended because I told her who are so constituted that they do that her laughter sounded harsh," not object to derogatory remarks. she told me.

With them, contact is plain walling. Knowing the speaker I understood We can give free, roin to our that nothing was further from her thoughts, but with those who are apt remark than “cattiness,” She had to feel hurt, a milder approach is genuinely admired her former, i called for. short-period friend, and consequent- ly, she had broached the subject of harsh laughter so that the friend might correct the defect.

But her

Food intentions availed naught. Her friend took the critic ism in a spirit of resentfulness and became cool: In such a mood, it was inevitable that many things her friend did should jar on her, and it was not long before the association disintegrated entirely.

the

A Delicate Point

Gilding the Pill

Then, again, there is the question of the manner in which we utter an uncloaked opinion. That we know? has a great deal to do with its re- reption. It is sometimes possible for the same remark to be taken either in good or-in bad part, accord- ing to whether it is delivered in a spirit of

of dogmatisme suggestion or in one Another thing I have noticed is The question of frankness is one

that some people are only sensitive about certain things. They may be of the most delicate points of contact quite capable of taking destructive between human beings. It is so erlucism about their

yet anyone by one remark, at least to attack, however mild, on their sense casy, if not actually to antagonise they may be deeply wounded by an start a litle wound which is easily

of humour. Still on the principle other, Most Eravaled by some men and women are sensitive, some of meting out to people the treat- excessively so. It is all very well ment they prefer, the right course to assert Jocularly the old adage

here is, obviously, to keep clear of pbout sticks and stoncs. Some

those points about which they feel people are as forcibly hurt by words

keenly. an by sticks.

Are

disappointed womun? About wine? A woman who happens to be ex- Well, of course, that can be an ex-aggeratedly "traight," expressed the opinion that she did not see why tremely grave disappointment.

she should "play up to" people. She suld she wants to be frank, and

restrain her opinions?

You made

H, good morning, with other assorted

Mrs. Wimblestraw.

Fancy meeting you advice for dear

We haven't met for ages, have

we? Yes, hasn't it been nice? Mrs. Wimblestraw

No, I mean, isn't it delightful to

some

strictly according to one of she my recipes, and find it very much below expectations.

To whisper the truth to you, my dear lady, I have

A Reforming Instinct

in it.

a

Many people are frank from desire to reform. The reforming nowerful one in human nature, Instinct, incidentally. is quite wine last year that's all there is to it; why should fortunately, it is not one which 15 Un-

welcomed. The major part of Here is the typical outlook of the humanity hates being bludgeoned people who go in deliberately for into righteousness. It is a much being frank. Such people consider wiser course to leave reforming and it almost a breach of their convic-correction to those offelally engaged tions to be anything else.

People, however, have a right to done the same thing myself expect, to a cerialit extent, the kind is that they hate their own medicine. of treatment that best appeals to They prescribe it freely for others, their temperaments, just as they but just attempt to give them some have the right to be called by some of it! No, correction is not always particular name they have selected

pleasant potion, themselves, and just as, when they are the guests of anyone, their we have to use our judgment. We Fronkness is a thing about which

hostess will do her best to consider have to

consider the subject, the their special tastes and require matter, and the manner, then act, or

rather speak, recordingly, Without becoming unduly senti-

before now.

This brings me to a point which I have been wanting to make for a long time. That is, that wine is not same 05 steak-und- don't peel or core them.

casc of Put them into the cold water in a kidney pudding. In the you pan or tub, and give them a good the latter, I the ingredients are

good, and the right instructions arements. don't know where to start? So long stir each day for ten days,

Then strain off the liquor, and to curefully followed, you ought to get as you know where to stop, my dear dach gallon of it add three pounds an excellent steak-and-kidney pud-mental, charm and goodwill do make Mrs. Wimblestraw, fire away,

Bee each other after such a lbs. of apples fairly thickly, but long time?

to

You have such a lot of questions

ask me, have you? And

Cider is Complicated

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YOU have got a lot of wind

fall apples, and you want to know if you can make cider of them. You cannot, unless you like to turn half the house Into a cider factory. I am tired of seeing re- cipes for so-called cider.

To make cider you want, first of

of granulated sugar.

stand

the

ding every time.

for

Stir until the sugar is dissolved, and allow the liquor to three or four days. Doing Nicely

But if you asked the most skilful

wines of home-made

เก maker England (whoever she or he may be) if the wines had ever turned out a failure, the answer would be

Y this time it should be "Yes." Unless, of course, the person By this it

a scum on top.

Accidents

of

weather, sudden Carefully take off the scum, and changes of temperature and other all, it cider press. Have you got one? pour the wine into cask or jer. factors may affect a wine while it

it only lightly until all sounds is actually in the making. of hissing have ceased. Then ram the bung down lightly.

No.

I thought you hadn't.

were

Bunk

summer.

as well.

A curious fact about reform fans

Roma Lobel

COAL ECONOMIES LORE

CHICKEN

IT pays in the long run to have the TF you wish to keep an uncooked most modern and economicul chicken and do not know if it is grates fitted in at your rooms if your perfectly fresh, you can keep it in house is rather old-fashioned and condition until ready to use by this has not olrendy been done. If this placing an unpeeled onion inside It. is beyond your means, however, there Renew the onion after three days, are other ways of saving coal which and replace with a fresh one, should entail no outlay...

To begin with, there is that slackou require to keep the chicken that

long. which accumulates so quickly in the Should

you have to pluck cellar and which deadens a fire when chicken, you will find the feathers it is shovelled on mixed up with the come away much more readily if coal-as 15 50 often done by the bird is dipped in and out of hot

waler.

But this must not be done

So take my advice. und make

If the odd jar happens to have some apple wine. This is very

This is not a wine which needs gone sour, don't waste more money pleasant, refreshing drink, but, when Kiving it to your friends, please don't very long keeping, so you can bottle on sugar in trying to take it back It is only a waste of time it in the spring, ond drink it in the again. tell them that it is cider. Some of them might know different and would sty

When bottling any wine, please that you

On the other hand. If the wine an old

make sure that the bottles are has only turned a little sharp, you fraud.

absolutely dry. This is one of the For each gallon of water slice up causes of failure which is beyond my can carefully draw it off the grounds, i economically-minded persons.

bottle and add sugar candy and The last part of their drying split raisins. Allow half-a-pound of should be done by inverting the candy to each galion, and put three bottles on the rack above the stove, or four split raisins into each bottle,

No need to Worry If you prefer Jelly

Baking Soda Uses

Winter of

WHEN stewing held fruits add

" teaspoonful of;

or

ten

control.

and hide

Poncey

It will not detract from the beat if of-your-fire-at-all, though, if it is the bird is not to be cooked at Where the age of a "chlek" is a corner of used skilfully. Mix it in the cellar with some water until it doubtful, to make certain it will is a wet mass, and a spare tum out tender, partly bolt for bucket with it. Keep it handy, and about one hour before roasting. place a shovelful of the mixture two When finishing off in the oven, affix

Hent at the back of a fire, parti- boned, short-legged bird Is

it is

.

best,

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YOU have some more winear three times daily on the back of with a skewer a piece of fat on the DUT you don't want to use

which is a tic cloudy, I your open grate fires whenever they topacy of flavour, the small- all your apples for wine? have you? Well, there is nothing are burning well. How strange. Then try this Jelly very terrifying about that. As it has

Cut up the apples without peeling not long been bollled, it may caslly cularly at the base, is not needed provided its span of days has been baking-sods to every pound of fruit, or coring. Simmer them to a pulp clear down in the bottle, I you will half of il, anyhow, is wasted up in by plucking once or twice at Only two-thirds of the amount of in a preserving pan with enough only leave the bottles alone for a and has at the sides and the front, brief. This you can always ascer- sugar normally used is then required. water to cover them. Strain through little while,

them away the chimney, so you will not feel its the skin beneath the wing. Iuld Add it during the last live

a jelly bag. Be patient; don't try to from Mr. Wimblestraw.

the mixture is slowly burn- does not fear readily. Fowl minutes of cooking.

press any juice out.

better describe it, and it must be ing through. To each pint of juice add a pound You say that it tastes all right, so, it will cake well if you do not deal with as a fowl to make the to an egg white before whisking it of loaf sugar and squeeze of even if it does not clear thoroughly, allow it to get too dry, and if you most of it. will come up better. A pinch can lemon Julee. Boil fast, skimming drink and enjoy it just the same. nisa be added to whole eggs required frequently until the jelly sets. for enkes and puddings and to baked milk puddings such

creamier, It makes them tapioca. but it must not be more than a pinch or it may taste the pudding.

If a pinch of baking-soda is added)

fis

rice and Turning to Medlars

Can I give you any more recipes for wines? Well, another day, per- haps, dear Mrs. Wimblestraw, nu YOU have some You

delicious other day. I mean, talking of wine, mediurs, have you, and just look at the clock. Buking-soda and cream of tartar don't know what to do with them?

for baking- can be substituted

When they are perfectly ripe, you

powder in any recipe. For every-- teaspoonful of baking-powder use a teaspoonful of cream of tartar and a sinul half tenspoonful of baking- soda.

For ginger-bread, cakes and pud- dings containing syrup, or treacle, baking soda alone will raise them.

There is an advantage in using baking soda, and cream of tartar (i necessary), when cakes or puddings

cooked cannot all be

once. Baking-powder begins to act at once in n moist mixture, but when the two Ingredients making it

up are added separately the mixture can be left for a little time before It is cooked. Remember this when you come to make Christmas pud- dinga.

W. H.

CORNS?

Better

because it's liquid.

ram it down hard. Uce discretion in When cooked chicken is put away the amount you put on at one time, in the larder, care should be taken. and it will not be long before the for 1 is likely to get hard soon. To dames at the front are licking avoid this the bird should be put on ever the top of it and sending a good clean dish, wrapped in a cloth. heat out into the room.

then placed in the coolest part of the considered Have you ever

that order, where it will

keep

beautiful- Home Page Cook you can practically quarter your coal ly fresh and tender to the last.

bill by religiously sifting the ashes Finally, a good value-for-money A filthy test to apply to chickens is to look every day to save cinders? job?-yest when done in the or for one with thin skin and pliable dinary way, and that is why those breastbone. The toes, also, should who

cannot bear to waste anything, be pilable. ever bother to do it.

stop that pain instantly with

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up so quickly Doggett & Romsdall's Per- fact Cold Cream will leave your skin so clear, salt, and youthful, that you will never again be without it, Stort using Perfect Cold Cream and watch your complexion grow lovelier every day.

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It can be done without one being. smothered with dust, though, with piece of old

sifter and a large' sheeting which COA be kept for the

Ivle P. Holden

as you shake the sifter over it. The dust can thus escape nowhere but

purpose.

Before commencing

sift the into the bin. ashes over the dust-bin, cover the

The cinders saved in this way can sifter with the sheeting. If large be mixed very judiciously with the enough, you will find that it not only coal so that the fire is never ap- covers the sifter but falls naturally preciably deadened,

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